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Unanswered: starting mssql server problem in xp pro

Well I have problem starting MSSQL server on windows xp Pro, I am logged as administrator ( I installed server logged as administrator) but SQL cannot, start in my control panel in windows services mssqlserver service is not installed it is just not there.

How I can fix this I installed sp3 but just the same I cannot start server using windows security.

This is error message:
Specified SQL server not found ConnectionOpen(connect())